MORTON manager Jim Duffy has a wry smile when he hears Jose Mourinho moan about a packed fixture schedule.

The Manchester United boss has been quick to complain about their jam-packed run-in, which included nine games in April, as they chase Champions League qualification.

While Mourinho has a multi-million pound squad to pick from, Duffy certainly doesn’t have that luxury as he strives to guide Morton to the Scottish top flight for the first time in 30 years.

Having drawn 1-1 with Dundee United on Saturday, they will take their tally to three games in seven days against the Tangerines as they face them in the Premiership play-off quarter-finals, with the first leg tonight at Cappielow.

And should the Greenock men go all the way to the play-off final they will have played six games in 20 days.

You hear Jose Mourinho complaining about their amount of games and he’s got a squad of 40

Morton manager Jim Duffy

Duffy said: “You hear Jose Mourinho complaining about their amount of games and he’s got a squad of 40.

“It’s hard to play three games in a week at the end of a tough season.

“It’s tough but we’re delighted to be in the play-offs and we hope the players find that extra bit of adrenaline, that extra bit of energy.

“Of course you want to give everything you’ve got but it is a two-leg quarter-final and you want to make sure you’re still in it come the second leg.

“We will go with the mentality that we deserve to be there, and we want to face Falkirk in the semi-final.”

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